Colton’s POV
The next morning, I met my lawyer.
We drafted documents. Clear language. Recorded consent. Explicit statement that the open marriage concept originated from Carmen, not from coercion.
If this farce continued, I would not allow it to poison Sophia’s reputation.
To my surprise, Carmen agreed to sign.
On video.
Calm. Composed.
Two powerful families constructing a marriage like a merger agreement.
And somewhere in the middle of it, I was trying to carve out something real.
When I returned to Sophia after the signing, I felt strangely lighter.
Still trapped.
But planning my exit.
I promised myself I would tell her everything soon.
The inheritance.
The clause.
The leash.
Because if I was going to fight for her, I needed to stop fighting with half truths.
For the fir
